Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itaradtaacnaa iicTaradt | أنا َ إطـَر َدت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itaradnaiicHnaa iicTaradnaa | إحنا َ إطـَر َدنا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itaradtiicnta iicTaradt | إنت َ إطـَر َدت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itaradtiiicnti iicTaradty | إنت ِ إطـَر َدتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itaradtuiicntoo iicTaradtoo | إنتوا إطـَر َدتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itaradhuwa iicTarad | هـُو َ إطـَر َد |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itaradithiya iicTaradit | هـِي َ إطـَر َد ِت |
| They was | humma 'itaraduhumma iicTaradoo | هـُمّ َ إطـَر َدوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atradaacnaa yimkin aacTrad | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أطر َد |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitradiicHnaa yimkin niTrad | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِطر َد |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titradiicnta yimkin tiTrad | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِطر َد |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titradiiicnti yimkin tiTrady | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِطر َدي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titraduiicntoo yimkin tiTradoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِطر َدوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitradhuwa yimkin yiTrad | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِطر َد |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titradhiya yimkin tiTrad | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِطر َد |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitraduhumma yimkin yiTradoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِطر َدوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batradaacnaa baTrad | أنا َ بـَطر َد |
| We be | 'ihna binitradiicHnaa biniTrad | إحنا َ بـِنـِطر َد |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititradiicnta bitiTrad | إنت َ بـِتـِطر َد |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititradiiicnti bitiTrady | إنت ِ بـِتـِطر َدي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititraduiicntoo bitiTradoo | إنتوا بـِتـِطر َدوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitradhuwa biyiTrad | هـُو َ بـِيـِطر َد |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititradhiya bitiTrad | هـِي َ بـِتـِطر َد |
| They be | humma biyitraduhumma biyiTradoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِطر َدوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hataradaacnaa haTarad | أنا َ هـَطـَر َد |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitaradiicHnaa haniTarad | إحنا َ هـَنـِطـَر َد |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitaradiicnta hatiTarad | إنت َ هـَتـِطـَر َد |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitaradiiicnti hatiTarady | إنت ِ هـَتـِطـَر َدي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitaraduiicntoo hatiTaradoo | إنتوا هـَتـِطـَر َدوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitaradhuwa hayiTarad | هـُو َ هـَيـِطـَر َد |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitaradhiya hatiTarad | هـِي َ هـَتـِطـَر َد |
| They will be | humma hayitaraduhumma hayiTaradoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِطـَر َدوا |
Imperative
telling somebody to do something
| English | Egyptian |
| You(m) be! | 'itrafadtiictrafadt | إتر َفـَدت |
| You(f) be! | 'itrifidiiictrifidy | إتر ِفـِدي |
| You(pl) be! | 'itrifiduiictrifidoo | إتر ِفـِدوا |
Passive Participle
when something has been acted upon
| English | Egyptian |
| He/it(m) is expelled | huwa matroodhuwa maTrwd | هـُو َ مـَطرود |
| She/it(f) is expelled | hiya matroodahiya maTrwdaö | هـِي َ مـَطرود َة |
| They are expelled | humma matroodeenhumma maTrwdyn | هـُمّ َ مـَطرودين |
